Brendan Clarke-Smith | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2019 | |
Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
In office 28 November 2023 – 16 January 2024 | |
Leader | Rishi Sunak |
Succeeded by | James Daly |
Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office | |
In office 8 September 2022 – 27 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
Preceded by | Heather Wheeler |
Succeeded by | Alex Burghart |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families | |
In office 8 July 2022 – 7 September 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Will Quince |
Succeeded by | Kelly Tolhurst |
Member of Parliament for Bassetlaw | |
In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | John Mann |
Succeeded by | Jo White |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Clifton, Nottingham, England | 17 August 1980
Political party | Conservative |
Alma mater | Nottingham Trent University |
Occupation | Politician |
Brendan Clarke-Smith (born 17 August 1980)[1] is a British politician and former teacher. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bassetlaw from 2019 to 2024.[2][3] He served under Rishi Sunak as a deputy chairman of the Conservative Party from November 2023 to January 2024,[4] under Liz Truss as Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office from September and October 2022,[5][6][7] and under Boris Johnson as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister without Portfolio and Minister of State from February 2022 to July 2022,[8] and as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families from July to September 2022.[9][10]